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In January 2009 Naruto fans were surprised to learn that Viz Media would be simulcasting Naruto Shippuden via Crunchyroll shortly after its Japanese broadcast premier. A few months later FUNimation followed suit with One Piece in May. As of today, the last remaining series in the shonen big three will have a legal simulcast. BLEACH is coming to Crunchyroll. Paid users will be able to view subtitled episodes an hour after the Japanese TV broadcast. Everyone else will have to wait a week to see the newest streaming episodes for free. Considering Naruto and One Piece began simulcasting over a year ago one can only wonder why it took so long for BLEACH to follow. Even the path to simulcasting was an unusual one compared to the other big shonen shows.

On May 5th Crunchyroll polled its users asking if they would be interesting in watching BLEACH on the site. The response was overwhelming and around May 21st a petition went up. Crunchyroll asked 100,000 of its users and viewers to sign the petition in order to persuade both Japanese companies and Viz Media to allow the simulcasting of BLEACH. By May 24th the petition reached the required 100,000 signatures and it was soon announced the series would start simulcasting on June 8th beginning with episode 274. The subtitles would be directly handled by Viz Media, and as of this writing the company has not made plans to simulcast BLEACH on other streaming sites like Hulu.com. (Although the first 133 episodes of BLEACH are available on Hulu.) Additionally, Dattebayo, a popular fansubbing group announced on June 7th it would voluntarily drop BLEACH starting after episode 274. Previously, Dattebayo had been the most prolific of the BLEACH fansubbers and subbed a total of 225 episodes with speed and quality no other group could match.

As a fan of BLEACH I'm going to miss my weekly downloads of the show from Dattebayo (273 episodes downloaded so far), but it's also heartening to know that the last of the big shonen three is being simulcasted. While I admittedly won't shell out money to Crunchyroll just to watch the show an hour after its broadcast, waiting a week to see new episodes isn't a huge deal. As I have nearly 20 episodes backlogged on my hard drive that I have yet to watch. At this point I'm not sure if another fansub group will step into the void Dattebayo is leaving, but I seriously doubt anyone could match the speed and quality of DB. At the very least watching BLEACH on Crunchyroll should be interesting. 

Two years ago I found myself excited to see BLEACH The Movie: Memories of Nobody, but after watching the film several times over I found myself underwhelmed by the story. Since then I've come to expect very little from BLEACH movies and shonen anime movie adaptations in general. I found myself so uninterested that it took exactly a year to actually watch BLEACH: The DiamondDust Rebellion after I downloaded the fan subs. It wasn't until the current domestic release of The DiamondDust Rebellion on DVD that I found the motivation to watch the movie. I wouldn't call it a great movie but compared to Memories of Nobody the plot, characters and in some cases, the animation, are an excellent improvement. Now I find myself rather disappointed that I didn't take the time to see and perhaps review it a year ago, because the second BLEACH movie is quite good despite some shortcomings. 

In the overall BLEACH anime storyline The DiamondDust Rebellion takes place between seasons seven and nine. In the World of the Living members of the Soul Society's royal family are transporting an important artifact known as the King's Seal. Tenth Squad captain Toushiro Hitsugaya, along with his lieutenant, Rangiku Matsumoto, and various squad members are charged with making sure the procession arrives at its destination safely. Unfortunately, the procession never arrives with the King's Seal as they are attacked and nearly wiped out by two female arrancar. Hitsugaya personally takes part in the fight against the powerful women until he's stabbed by another foe wearing a Hollow mask. He clashes swords with the masked man and manages to get a glimpse of his face before the fight ends. Suddenly, the 10th Squad captain goes silent and turns to give Matsumoto a pained look of sadness before pursuing the masked man and the stolen King's Seal.



The next day Ichigo Kurosaki happens upon the scene of the massacre and artifact theft while out making his rounds as a Substitute Soul Reaper. He meets up with the captain of the 2nd Squad, Soi Fong, who begrudgingly fills him in on some of the details. After the 2nd Squad leaves Ichigo is joined by his Quincy rival and friend, Uryuu Ishida. As Ichigo tells Uryuu of what he learned an injured and barely conscious Hitsugaya stumbles in front of them and collapses. Meanwhile in the Soul Society, the 10th Squad is put under house arrest as their captain did not return after the fight and has gone missing. Matsumoto feels as if Hitsugaya had some kind of connection with the masked man and implores Renji Abarai, and Rukia Kuchiki to look into the matter for her.

Meanwhile, an unconscious Hitsugaya dreams about his past when he was still a student learning to become a Soul Reaper. There he meets and becomes fast friends with a slightly older boy. The dream ends on a disturbing note as the boy is executed by the Soul Society right in front of his eyes. In the World of the Living, Hitsugaya regains consciousness in Ichigo's room. Without saying much to Ichigo, Hitsugaya returns to sleep and sneaks out the next morning, leaving his captain's haori behind.



Ichigo isn't easily fooled and attempts to stop Hitsugaya from leaving. It's then that Ichigo utters the name "Kusaka," and demands to know if it has any connection to the stolen King's Seal. Hitsugaya then attacks Ichigo without warning and sends the Substitute Soul Reaper reeling. (At this point the name "Kusuka" was never actually mentioned by anyone. How did Ichigo learn of it? The audience is simply left to assume Hitsugaya uttered it while unconscious. This is a minor plot hole but it is an annoying one.) Before Ichigo can recover he's attacked by the same two arrancar women responsible for stealing the King's Seal. During the attack he blacks out and when he wakes up Hitsugaya is gone. Instead he finds Renji and Rukia, and they inform him of the situation with the now rogue 10th Squad captain. Ichigo mentions the name Kusaka and returns Hitsugaya's discarded haori to Renji and Rukia. Renji then returns to the Soul Society to find out about Kusaka.

In the World of the Living Hitsugaya continues to wander the streets alone, even as Ichigo and friends search for him. In the Soul Society, Renji passes on the name Kusaka, and with help begins to research the name. A few Soul Reapers discover the importance of Kusaka's name when all information pertaining to him is altered or missing. In the meantime, a group of Soul Reapers track down Hitsugaya and order him to return to the Soul Society. Instead the boy captain resists and attacks the squad, escaping with further injuries in the process. This act labels him a traitor and a swift order for his execution is given. At the same time Ichigo figures out why Hitsugaya has gone rogue and vows to find him before he's killed by the Soul Society.



All in all, The DiamondDust Rebellion is satisfying to watch. The plot is much more enjoyable and less predictable than Memories of Nobody. With that said, I did have a number of objections with the story largely centered on unresolved plot points. The biggest part of the story was poorly explained, or just outright unexplained. When Hitsugaya and Kusaka originally formed their zanpaktou (or swords) from their souls, they both ended up wielding Hyourinmaru. Was it implied their friendship was so close they ended up with the same powers? Was it just an amazing coincidence? Or a little bit of both? Did Hyourinmaru serve as one entity for two Soul Reapers or was he born twice from Hitsugaya and Kusaka's souls? Furthermore, why is such a thing frowned upon in the Soul Society? There was never any real evidence to suggest that two Soul Reapers having the same exact abilities was a problem. Since these little facts are a major driving force behind the movie I would have expected them to be better explained. Instead everything is largely left to audience speculation.

The rest of the movie is handled well, as battles are fast-paced and always fun to watch. A majority of the Soul Reaper cast makes an appearance in this film. Just like the first movie much of it is fan service, but because the story is better developed having multiple characters around no longer feels like simple pandering. Some fans may be disappointed by how slowly the first half of the movie unfolds versus the action-packed second half. I had no problems with the slower dialogue focused pacing, but your enjoyment may vary.



Character development was limited in this movie but at the very least everyone was in character. In a movie based on a popular action series it's rare to see any kind of character development at all. The movie did a nice job of exploring some of Hitsugaya's past while simultaneously revealing the lengths the young Soul Reaper will go in order to pursue his beliefs. At the same time Ichigo's received some development as he found himself most able to understand and relate to a forlorn Hitsugaya.



For the most part the animation was fluid and generally looked better than the anime series. Some scenes looked a bit strange with an animation quality on par with the regular series. Generally the animation started off very strong and then became weaker toward the end of the movie before regaining its quality. It wasn't a huge issue, but at times I found myself wondering if I'd really just sat through a movie that originally had a theatrical release. Shiro Sagisu returned to work on The DiamondDust Rebellion's musical score and as expected the instrumental songs are excellent. Orchestrated violin pieces help set the movie's more somber moods while action-themed guitar pieces highlighted the movie's numerous battle scenes. Of the music, the orchestrated violin score remained unique to the film. The rest of The DiamondDust Rebellion's score was incorporated into the anime starting with episode 168.

Because this review only covers the subtitled version of the movie I'm not able to comment on the dub-- as I was unable to a year ago with Memories of Nobody. All of the dub's voice actors reprise their roles for this film. So if you enjoy hearing the BLEACH anime in English the DiamondDust Rebellion is more of the same. If you dislike the dub, then you'll want to stick to the subtitled version of this film.



Film adaptations of popular anime series are rarely epic, and are often little more than an interesting side story or adventure. The DiamondDust Rebellion is certainly a little better than the average Shonen anime movie adaption, but it's far from being a masterpiece. If you hated the fairly predictable plot of Memories of Nobody the second BLEACH movie is a refreshing change of pace that occasionally keeps you guessing. The story and character development aren't completely focused on Toushiro Hitsugaya, making it a decent watch for anyone who's not a huge fan of the silver-haired Soul Reaper boy. But if you absolutely hate Hitsugaya as a character this movie may not be for you. For anyone else who follows BLEACH in some form on a regular or moderate basis The DiamondDust Rebellion is worth watching at least once. A major plot issue aside, this film rises beyond the typically low expectations of a Shonen anime film.

As a 26-year-old I'm old enough to remember older technology and life before the internet, but young enough to easily embrace new technology. That said, if someone offered to trade me their old Sony Walkman in exchange for my (barely working) iPod for a week I'd probably utter an incredulous "Hell no, I wasn't born yesterday!" followed by an inquisitive frown. If the said person was my parent I'd be mindful of profane utterances and politely decline the offer. Even if the offer consisted of just using the Walkman for a week without an exchange I'd still decline. After all, cassette tapes are a pain compared to the ease of CDs and digital files. In the case of 13-year-old Scott Campbell, he found the offer to be too intriguing to turn down. His detailed account of the events begins with the line, "My dad had told me it was the iPod of its day," and goes downhill from there. To Campbell's credit, he did attempt to make a fair comparison between the devices and found the Walkman had some advantages over typical MP3 players. I'd be surprised if he wasn't happy to have his iPod returned after such a week.

The Sony Walkman may have been great decades ago, but the iPod reigns supreme at the moment.  And we all know the iPhone 3GS is hot stuff right now, but perhaps it's a little too hot for its own good. I'd hate to have been the one to discover an overheating issue with the 3GS while in the middle of a phone conversation. Ouch. But MP3-loving anime fans definitely have more to look forward to on iTunes, with the upcoming addition of anime songs from Bandai Visual. Thankfully with the doing away of DRM on iTunes songs can be converted and enjoyed on any MP3 player.

While on the subject of digital music, while it was already confirmed at E3 that Last.fm would be coming to Xbox Live, more details have emerged. Joystiq is reporting Last.fm will be free for Gold subscribers and just $3 dollars a month for unlimited advertising free access. Silver members would have access to the service for three hours per month with advertising.

Last week it was announced the upcoming Nintendo DS RPG, Sands of Destruction will be accompanied by a 13-episode anime release via FUNimation. The news is notable, considering the game itself isn't due out until sometime in 2010. The Anime News Network states the DS game's North American release as Spring 2010, while Amazon.com lists January 2010 as the release date. The anime itself is produced by Production I.G and aired on Japanese TV from July to September in 2008 under the title World Destruction. It is unclear if the release is simply just a box set, or if an online video stream will be present prior to a DVD release. In other news, Watchmen was dethroned from its 11-month reign as the best-selling graphic novel in North America by volume 27 of BLEACH. Awesome.

The popular illegal file-sharing site, The Pirate Bay plans to go legal thanks to some new ownership, and rumors of a slim PlayStation 3 continue to proliferate online.

First of all, I'm surprised that Angela hasn't made a post about this yet, since she's the biggest Bleach fan that I know personally. She probably exhibited her fondness for it on two occasions, so I figured she would want to do it again on as many occasions as possible. Hmm.

But yeah, there are quite a few Bleach games releasing in the near future, and they look pretty interesting. The Bleach games tend to be on the more positive side of the anime-based video game spectrum, in that they're actually worth your time. Anime-based games are much like licensed games released in other territories, in that they're all mostly intolerable tripe that you shouldn't even glance at on the shelf if you come across it -- though some of them still manage to sell quite well, sadly. The first two Bleach games for the DS, for instance, are quite excellent fighting games developed by Treasure (who was also responsible for the superlative licensed game Astro Boy: Omega Factor). The Heat the Soul titles on PSP are also quite good, though they don't have the benefit of being available domestically. Since fans enjoy the current lineup of games, why not make more of them?

I don't think it's a surprise anymore to see a new Heat the Soul game come out every year, so please restrain your sheer shock upon hearing that Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 is coming to PSP on May 14 in Japan. This game will contain a whopping 74 characters, which just has to be every character from the series from then to now. The official website doesn't have anything aside from a trailer, but I'm sure it will update any day now.

Meanwhile, a fourth DS title is being planned by Sega, aptly titled Bleach DS4th: Flame Bringer. In keeping with the act of branching out into multiple genres established with the 3rd game, this one looks like it could be a full on action title a la (hopefully) Guardian Heroes, if the movies on the official website are to be believed. It uses the sprites from the previous games, which gives it a very Guilty Gear Isuka vibe. Hopefully they can make it work. It comes out later this year.

Lastly, the third DS game was just announced for a US release by Sega earlier today. Bleach: The Third Phantom is a pretty unique take on the series, as it's a Strategy RPG. Import impressions of the game spread around the net have been pretty positive, so Bleach fans may want to keep a look out for the game this fall.

Now here's hoping the series as a gaming franchise doesn't become long in the tooth.

Bleach DS 4th image courtesy of Famitsu.

In the world of BLEACH alternative plots are a relatively popular way of expanding Tite Kubo's original universe. Animation-wise everything after episode 63 in the beginning of season 3 is preferred material. There are three different takes on the end of the Soul Society story arc, but BLEACH: The Sealed Sword Frenzy is the oldest of them all. The Sealed Sword Frenzy OVA (Original Video Animation) was originally shown at Japan's Jump Festa in December of 2005. This puts it ahead of the Bount arc (January 2006) by a few weeks and the Memories of Nobody movie (December 2006) by a full year. The Sealed Sword Frenzy is actually the second of two OVAs. The first one, Memories in the Rain, premiered in 2004 at the annual Jump Festa. The first OVA was a retelling of episode 8 in the regular BLEACH animation. The second OVA is more of an original story, that can almost be thought of as a half hour movie.


Creepy villain alert! Visit our gallery to see our full selection of The Sealed Sword Frenzy images.

In a temple deep in the woods of the living world various soul reaper priests stand guard over a mysterious demonic statue. Suddenly, cracks begin to appear in the statue and the temple is consumed in an explosion. A single man appears amid the flaming carnage and utters the phrase "I am a blade." Presumably on the next day, Ichigo Kurosaki is at home relaxing along with Rukia Kuchiki and Kon. They are abruptly interrupted by a disturbance downstairs. Ichigo follows the source of the noise to find none other than Renji Abarai dressed up as a rifle-wielding sheriff. Horrified, Ichigo literally kicks Renji out, and demands to know why the soul reaper lieutenant has come to visit him.

Before Renji can explain Ichigo is targeted and attacked by the same man from the temple. He is pinned down and has his spiritual energy drained as Renji and Rukia find themselves unable to help him. After having his fill of Ichigo's energy, the man is chased off by the arrival of Toushiro Hitsugaya. Hitsugaya reveals that the man's name is Baishin, and that he is a soul reaper who killed 63 fellow reapers one hundred years ago after going berserk. After a fierce battle between several former captains in the past, Baishin was sealed away in the living world. Now that he has broken free of that seal he must either be resealed or annihilated before anyone or anything else is destroyed. In spite of the danger Ichigo vows to fight along with the soul reapers to stop Baishin for good.


Ichigo, you've totally been owned! What happened?

Despite being only a half hour long The Sealed Sword Frenzy has a pretty good story. The plot (bad guy shows up, kicks Ichigo's ass, Ichigo fights and eventually wins, etc.) was simple enough and fit well into a half hour format. The pacing was good, even if it fits strangely between the manga's version of the end of the Soul Society arc and the anime's version. It is more entertaining to watch than most of the filler seasons and even the first half of the Memories of Nobody movie. As the BLEACH anime is currently bogged down with a heavy storyline, it is refreshing to return to the series' more light-hearted days. The Sealed Sword Frenzy balances action with comedy in skillful way that made the original episodes of BLEACH so much fun to watch.

The animation itself is only above slightly average, and pales in comparison to the first movie and some episodes in season 5. The animation is at its best during the fight scenes between Ichigo and Baishin. The fight between the two soul reapers is nicely choreographed and thankfully didn't drag on for too long. The music is recycled from the regular series with a lack of new compositions. Because it is short OVA episode the lack of new music isn't really a problem.


Never insult Rukia's bad drawings or her small boobs, she'll break your face.

It must be once again stressed that The Sealed Sword Frenzy was released in December of 2005 and does not tie in with the Bount filler arc, the first movie or the manga plots. In other words, anime canon events don't count here--they didn't exist yet. Rukia simply returns to live in Ichigo's closet along with Kon, despite having most of her soul reaper abilities back. Ichigo never met captain Hitsuguya in the Soul Society, so it makes sense that their first meeting (with Ichigo calling him "Little One") would be awkward.

Even so, the captains who do appear in this OVA seem to be here for little more than fan service, not unlike their appearance in Memories of Nobody. Only this time around they pretty much leave the dirty work to Ichigo. If you go into this OVA expecting an awesome precession of soul reaper captain powers, prepare to be mostly disappointed. On the plus side, the credits are filled with great materials for fans of the soul reaper captains and lieutenants. Although the last few seconds of the OVA leaned toward the creepy side with a nod to the major plot twists at the end of the Soul Society arc.



All and all, BLEACH: The Sealed Sword Frenzy is an excellent example on how the overall BLEACH universe can be expanded to include fun side stories. This OVA is a great way to spend a half hour, and can be an occasional break from the series' overall plot. Unfortunately, Viz Media seems to have no plans to release this now three-year-old OVA in North America. Despite the OVA being a few years old, it is still easy to find via torrent sites, IRC and streaming video sites. If you haven't seen this OVA yet, do yourself a favor and watch it. The Sealed Sword Frenzy is no masterpiece but it doesn't have to be, it's a fun way for BLEACH fans to pass the time.

[Click here to visit our gallery of screen captures from BLEACH: Memories of Nobody]

Anime movies based on a weekly series usually turn out in one of two ways: Either the movie ends up being a very long filler episode, or it ends up being a kick ass story that compliments a series. Unfortunately, BLEACH the Movie: Memories of Nobody falls mostly into the former category. The movie is fun to watch, but despite its attempts at grandeur the plot is extremely predictable. The storyline fits somewhere between the end of season 3 and the beginning of season 4 in the anime series. With so much story already involved, Memories of Nobody is a movie that caters mainly to BLEACH fans.


The Blanks attempt to attack a very confused Ichigo.

Memories of Nobody begins with Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki performing the usual Soul Reaper duties, destroying hollows (evil spirits) and saving wayward spirits from them. Immediately after the fight, strange white and red spiritual entities, called Blanks, begin to appear. Bewildered, Ichigo tries to perform a soul burial while Rukia attempts to contact Soul Society, to no avail. Suddenly, in a gale of fall leaves a mysterious Soul Reaper named Senna appears on the scene.


Senna appears on the scene and saves the day! Just kidding, she pisses Ichigo off and baffles Rukia.

Wasting no time she begins to slice through the Blanks with the same fierce tornado that she appeared in. Just as quickly as the souls are taken care of, the unknown Soul Reaper disappears. She then reappears dressed in regular clothes, much to Ichigo's shock. When asked about the Blanks, her position in Soul Society, and why she came to living world, Senna brushes off the questions. Instead, she keeps Ichigo busy as she constantly runs off, and Rukia decides to return to Soul Society to find answers to her questions.

Soul Society isn't free of problems as a large hole appears in the skies above, revealing Karakura Town. Shortly afterwards, Tōshirō Hitsugaya, the young captain of the 10th Division and his lieutenant, Rangiku Matsumoto appear in the living world and take Ichigo to the Urahara Shop. Once there, Kisuke Urahara explains the dire situation. A new dimension, known as the Valley of Screams, has appeared in the space between the world of the living, and Soul Society. Normally the Valley of the Screams is a naturally occurring phenomenon, and is also where souls that have lost their memories, the Blanks, reside.


That definitely isn't a normal blue sky kind of day.

If something isn't done soon, the new dimension will pull both the world of the living and Soul Society together, possibly destroying both worlds. At the same time, the Memory Rosary, an entity created by the fusion of lost memories in the Valley of the Screams, is the key to averting the disaster. But no one knows its whereabouts or even how to find it. Ichigo decides to go back into town to ask Senna about the Blanks and the Memory Rosary, finding her timing too much of a coincidence to overlook.

Ichigo asks Senna about all of the strange occurrences and she insists that she doesn't know anything. Instead she runs off and Ichigo ends up wandering around with her. Later, the mysterious Soul Reaper wanders off by herself and is attacked by strange men and women in dressed in garb similar to the Soul Reapers. Ichigo shows up to fend off Senna's attackers and they leave without a fight. It is revealed that the people are actually called "the Dark Ones," survivors of a long ago exiled clan. Their leader, Ganryu, wants to destroy Soul Society and is manipulating the Blanks and the Valley of the Screams to do so. Senna is necessary to complete his plans, and the only one who stands in his way of kidnapping her is Ichigo. Without waiting for help from Soul Society, Ichigo vows to protect Senna.


The Dark Ones. They're more of an eyesore than anything.

For the most part Memories of Nobody was enjoyable, but it would have been nice if the story had been a lot less predictable. By the time the plot begins to unfold and head toward its climax you can already guess the major twists in the movie. While the fight scenes between the Soul Reapers and the Dark Ones were okay, at times they seemed like little more than action packed fan service. It is the type of service where everyone uses their special abilities, not that other type of fan service. However, the battles seemed to lack the finesse found in the anime and the manga.

Where the plot disappointed in Memories of Nobody, the animation was beyond exceptional. The movie was a visual treat and easily distinguished itself from the everyday animation, overall. Some of the music from the anime was recycled but, Shirō Sagisu also composed new songs for the movie. The music was actually good and fit into the movie very well, fans of Sagisu's work won't be disappointed. On an interesting note, much of the soundtrack from the movie was reused in the regular animation for seasons 6 through 8.


Ichigo fighting Ganryu. For such an strong evil-looking guy he sure does play dirty.

The subtitled version of Memories of Nobody was reviewed, but for the English dub all of the actors reprise their roles. If you enjoy the dub, expect more of the same in the movie. Likewise for fans of the subtitled version. In terms of characters, everyone but Ichigo and Senna play marginal roles. Senna is a perky character who is either easy to like or very annoying to watch. Her interaction with Ichigo does provide some amusement, but for the most part he spends the movie being overly protective of her.

All in all, BLEACH the Movie: Memories of Nobody probably won't win over anyone looking for a way to get into BLEACH. The plot isn't general enough and happens way too far within in the series' overall story to allow new comers to fully grasp it. In other words, this movie is not something you can walk into and expect to completely understand BLEACH within an hour and a half. It truly is a movie for devoted fans that packs plenty of action and eye candy. Still, even for fans this movie won't bring anything new or spectacular to the overall series. The movie plays it safe and does what many anime movies do best, provide a deeper look into the series' universe via an interesting side adventure. Too bad it wasn't a radically different or exciting look into the world of BLEACH.

The new Nintendo DSi compared to the current DS Lite due out in Japan soon. Importing never looked so good.


The financial roller coaster ride from last week spilled into this week, enough to make anyone pray that the ride would soon be over. After the US House of Representatives failed to pass the $700 billion dollar bailout (or rescue) plan on Monday, a revised version passed in the Senate before it was finally passed in the House on Friday. Naturally, the fact that US stocks (tech and game publisher stocks included), fell a record 777 points on Monday as a result had something to do with the quick turn around in Congress.

Life in the gaming and entertainment sectors went on, despite the turmoil on Wall Street. On Thursday Nintendo unveiled the iDS DSi, the newest upgrade to the Nintendo DS. While Nintendo stated that the DSi isn't a replacement for the DS Lite, we can pretty much guess that the handheld's days are numbered. Just ask the still popular Game Boy Advance SP, oh wait. Nintendo also made up for its lackluster performance at E3 by putting out a ton of announcements for its devout (ie, hardcore) fanbase. 

Are you a rabid fan of Professor Layton and the Curious Village? Then the annoucement of a Professor Layton animated movie, live-action movie and even a manga title should be welcome news. Although many North American gamers are still wondering when the Professor Layton sequels will be brought over from Japan.

The first BLEACH movie, BLEACH the Movie: Memories of Nobody is set for a Canadian theater debut on Monday, October 20th. Which is exciting news for select theaters, but a bit baffling because the DVD releases on October 14th.

In the world of journalism telling the truth is always a top priority. If anything, lying just doesn't pay when caught, especially when messing with a large company like Apple.



Image courtesy of Joystiq.